Teacher/Topic: Saba Vahidy and Rolando Ramirez / "The Land of the Rising Sun: Exploring Japanese Culture Through Folktales"
Dates/Times: Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
1. Why are we asking students to engage in this learning experience? Goals/Standards
Goals:
Since the month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Fort Bend County and McAllen Public Library systems will collaborate and present a special children’s program on Japanese Folklore and Culture. The Japanese culture has been a major influence on many United States Pacific Island territories, Hawaii and many other continental states. The library collaboration will present a glimpse into Japanese culture to Saba’s group of children in the Southwest Houston and Rolando’s group in the Upper Rio Grande Valley Texas regions simultaneously using Skype to transmit and receive at both locations.
Public Library Standards:
ALSC Competencies that will be used over the course of this program include:
I. Knowledge of Client Group
5. Demonstrates an understanding of and respect for diversity in cultural and ethnic values.
IV. Knowledge of Materials
1. Demonstrates a knowledge and appreciation of children’s literature, periodicals, audiovisual materials, Websites and other electronic media, and other materials that contribute to a diverse, current, and relevant children’s collection.
2. Provides a wide and diverse variety of electronic resources, audiovisual materials, print materials, and other resource materials to best serve the needs of children and their caregivers.
7. Maintains a diverse collection, recognizing children’s need to see people like and unlike themselves in the materials they access.
8. Understands and applies criteria for evaluating the content and artistic merit of children’s materials in all genres and formats.
VI. Programming Skills
1. Designs, promotes, presents, and evaluates a variety of programs for children of all ages, based on their developmental needs and interests and the goals of the library.
2. Identifies and utilizes skilled resource people to present programs and information.
3. Provides library outreach programs which meet community needs and library goals and objectives.
4. Establishes programs and services for parents, individuals and agencies providing childcare, and other professionals in the community who work with children.
5. Promotes library programs and services to underserved children and families.
VII. Advocacy, Public Relations, and Networking Skills
1. Utilizes effective public relations techniques and media to promote an awareness of and support for meeting children's library and information needs through all media.
2. Considers the needs, opinions, and requests of children in the development and evaluation of library services.
3. Ensures that children have full access to library materials, resources, and services as prescribed by the Library Bill of Rights.
4. Collaborates with other agencies serving children, including other libraries, schools, and other community agencies.
“Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries.” Association for Library Service to Children, a Division of the American Library Association. ALSC Education Committee, 2009. Web. Apr. 2014. <http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/alsccorecomps>.
2. What do we want the students to learn? Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives
The children who attend this special program will learn about Japanese folklore, customs, and different styles of storytelling, morals and values. By offering various Japanese folktales in different formats, the children will learn and be interested and have fun in their learning.
Objectives:
Children will
• Build multicultural awareness through Japanese folktales
• Discover and appreciate a love for literacy and reading
• Connect their own experiences with others'
3. In what specific learning experiences do we want them to engage? Who will be responsible for each? Learning Tasks/Responsible Educator
The collaborators want their groups of children to experience Japanese culture through that culture’s folktales. The program will be broken down into ten parts and Saba and Rolando will take turns presenting each part of the program.
Program Outline:
Opening Song: A selection from the Japanese traditional melodies CD will be played as patrons are entering the room and settling down before the formal start of the program.
Introduction: Rolando and Saba will introduce themselves and their respective audience to the participants at the other location. Both librarians will explain that this special program will be simulcast from both locations and we will be able to watch and listen to each other through the use of technology.
Folktale Video: Rolando will narrate the folk legend “Kintaro” while the children watch the accompanying animation on screen.
Action Rhyme: Rolando will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, "The Rabbit Dance", both in English and Japanese, with movements
Traditional Book: Saba will read aloud from The Beckoning Cat: Based on a Japanese Folktale by Koko Nishizuka
Action Rhyme: Saba will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, "Carp Streamers", both in English and Japanese, with movements
Storycard Theater: Rolando will present the classic folktale Momotaro the Peach Boy using the Japanese storytelling method known as kamishibai, using paper story cards.
Action Rhyme: Rolando will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, “The Moon”, both in English and Japanese, with movements
Reader’s Theater: Rolando and Saba will co-read in verse The Moon Princess by Ralph F. McCarthy
Traditional Book: Saba will read aloud Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra
Puppet Story: Saba will present the folktale from Japan, “A Tale of Two Frogs” with hand puppets
Cultural Craft: Children will be told about the cultural significance of hand fans in Japan. A sample of the Japanese hand fan craft will be shown to them and then materials passed around to each child. Children and parents will assemble their craft while listening to more selections from the Japanese traditional melodies CD.
Parting: A handout with a brief program survey will be provided. A link will be included to the program resources as well as to a follow-up online survey.
Japanese Hand Fan Craft. Image from busybeekidscrafts.com
4. How will they communicate what they learned? Learning Process/Products
Interaction will also be done with the children’s parents, so they will be provided a web link where they can find the program details and a survey to complete. One in writing at the end of the program and one online at the website.
Handout for Adults:
5. How will they/we assess their learning? Assessment Criteria/Tool(s)
The handout survey will be on what was learned by the parents and children the day of the program and how they thought the collaboration between the two libraries was successful or could be improved. The online survey would ask more details about whether the children discussed the programs further at home after the event and if the online resources were used to aid the parents to enhance the learning or repeating certain parts of the program.
Online Survey Questions: Parents can scan the QR Code below with their smart phone to link to the Survey Monkey "Library Program Parent Survey" or type the link below the code into their preferred Internet browser.
The primary resources needed for this program are the books, e-book, website, CDs, and storycards listed on our annotated bibliography, as well as puppets.
The secondary resources required to successfully present this program include a meeting room with built in projector, screen, A/V input & output, DVD player, CD player, laptop computer, WiFi internet access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Skype application.
Additionally, each location will need an adequate set of supplies for the craft including coffee filters, craft sticks, glue, and crayons.
A.4.2 Collaborative Planning Form
Collaborative Planning Form:
Goals:
Since the month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Fort Bend County and McAllen Public Library systems will collaborate and present a special children’s program on Japanese Folklore and Culture. The Japanese culture has been a major influence on many United States Pacific Island territories, Hawaii and many other continental states. The library collaboration will present a glimpse into Japanese culture to Saba’s group of children in the Southwest Houston and Rolando’s group in the Upper Rio Grande Valley Texas regions simultaneously using Skype to transmit and receive at both locations.
Public Library Standards:
ALSC Competencies that will be used over the course of this program include:
I. Knowledge of Client Group
5. Demonstrates an understanding of and respect for diversity in cultural and ethnic values.
IV. Knowledge of Materials
1. Demonstrates a knowledge and appreciation of children’s literature, periodicals, audiovisual materials, Websites and other electronic media, and other materials that contribute to a diverse, current, and relevant children’s collection.
2. Provides a wide and diverse variety of electronic resources, audiovisual materials, print materials, and other resource materials to best serve the needs of children and their caregivers.
7. Maintains a diverse collection, recognizing children’s need to see people like and unlike themselves in the materials they access.
8. Understands and applies criteria for evaluating the content and artistic merit of children’s materials in all genres and formats.
VI. Programming Skills
1. Designs, promotes, presents, and evaluates a variety of programs for children of all ages, based on their developmental needs and interests and the goals of the library.
2. Identifies and utilizes skilled resource people to present programs and information.
3. Provides library outreach programs which meet community needs and library goals and objectives.
4. Establishes programs and services for parents, individuals and agencies providing childcare, and other professionals in the community who work with children.
5. Promotes library programs and services to underserved children and families.
VII. Advocacy, Public Relations, and Networking Skills
1. Utilizes effective public relations techniques and media to promote an awareness of and support for meeting children's library and information needs through all media.
2. Considers the needs, opinions, and requests of children in the development and evaluation of library services.
3. Ensures that children have full access to library materials, resources, and services as prescribed by the Library Bill of Rights.
4. Collaborates with other agencies serving children, including other libraries, schools, and other community agencies.
“Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries.” Association for Library Service to Children, a Division of the American Library Association. ALSC Education Committee, 2009. Web. Apr. 2014. <http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/alsccorecomps>.
The children who attend this special program will learn about Japanese folklore, customs, and different styles of storytelling, morals and values. By offering various Japanese folktales in different formats, the children will learn and be interested and have fun in their learning.
Objectives:
Children will
• Build multicultural awareness through Japanese folktales
• Discover and appreciate a love for literacy and reading
• Connect their own experiences with others'
The collaborators want their groups of children to experience Japanese culture through that culture’s folktales. The program will be broken down into ten parts and Saba and Rolando will take turns presenting each part of the program.
Program Outline:
Opening Song: A selection from the Japanese traditional melodies CD will be played as patrons are entering the room and settling down before the formal start of the program.
Introduction: Rolando and Saba will introduce themselves and their respective audience to the participants at the other location. Both librarians will explain that this special program will be simulcast from both locations and we will be able to watch and listen to each other through the use of technology.
Folktale Video: Rolando will narrate the folk legend “Kintaro” while the children watch the accompanying animation on screen.
Action Rhyme: Rolando will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, "The Rabbit Dance", both in English and Japanese, with movements
Traditional Book: Saba will read aloud from The Beckoning Cat: Based on a Japanese Folktale by Koko Nishizuka
Action Rhyme: Saba will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, "Carp Streamers", both in English and Japanese, with movements
Storycard Theater: Rolando will present the classic folktale Momotaro the Peach Boy using the Japanese storytelling method known as kamishibai, using paper story cards.
Action Rhyme: Rolando will lead the children in the traditional Japanese rhyme on CD, “The Moon”, both in English and Japanese, with movements
Reader’s Theater: Rolando and Saba will co-read in verse The Moon Princess by Ralph F. McCarthy
Traditional Book: Saba will read aloud Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra
Puppet Story: Saba will present the folktale from Japan, “A Tale of Two Frogs” with hand puppets
Cultural Craft: Children will be told about the cultural significance of hand fans in Japan. A sample of the Japanese hand fan craft will be shown to them and then materials passed around to each child. Children and parents will assemble their craft while listening to more selections from the Japanese traditional melodies CD.
Parting: A handout with a brief program survey will be provided. A link will be included to the program resources as well as to a follow-up online survey.
Interaction will also be done with the children’s parents, so they will be provided a web link where they can find the program details and a survey to complete. One in writing at the end of the program and one online at the website.
Handout for Adults:
The handout survey will be on what was learned by the parents and children the day of the program and how they thought the collaboration between the two libraries was successful or could be improved. The online survey would ask more details about whether the children discussed the programs further at home after the event and if the online resources were used to aid the parents to enhance the learning or repeating certain parts of the program.
Handout Survey Questions:
Online Survey Questions:
Parents can scan the QR Code below with their smart phone to link to the Survey Monkey "Library Program Parent Survey" or type the link below the code into their preferred Internet browser.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZTW5D89
The primary resources needed for this program are the books, e-book, website, CDs, and storycards listed on our annotated bibliography, as well as puppets.
The secondary resources required to successfully present this program include a meeting room with built in projector, screen, A/V input & output, DVD player, CD player, laptop computer, WiFi internet access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Skype application.
Additionally, each location will need an adequate set of supplies for the craft including coffee filters, craft sticks, glue, and crayons.